What sizes do Styrofoam balls come in?

What sizes do Styrofoam balls come in?

Styrofoam is simple to decorate, yet yields professional looking crafts. These white Styrofoam balls come in 7 different sizes: 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4 and 6 inches. There are 12 balls in all the packs, but the 6 inch pack includes 6 balls. These little balls are built to last.

What is the largest Styrofoam ball?

Our largest EPS foam balls are perfect for creating festive holiday retail displays and theater sets. Pair the 30 inch and 24 inch balls together for a full-size snowman for Santa’s grotto or a Nutcracker wonderland.

What can I use instead of Styrofoam balls?

Alternative to styrofoam balls: take a sheet of newspaper, roll it into a tight ball and tape it with packaging tape & spray paint white. You can buy a roll of packaging tape for $3.50 at Dollar General and make all the balls you want!!

Does Walmart have Styrofoam balls?

Styrofoam™ Balls, 1 Inch, Pack of 100 – Walmart.com – Walmart.com.

Why are Styrofoam balls so expensive?

Styrofoam is ridiculously cheap, much less expensive than alternative to-go cups and containers. Its commercial cost is due to its lightweight composition – Styrofoam is mostly made out tiny pellets of #6 plastic* and air, which makes it very light and easy to ship.

Can I spray paint Styrofoam balls?

How do you paint styrofoam? Do not use normal spray paint. The enamel in regular spray paint is corrosive to the styrofoam causing it to dissolve and be eaten away. The answer is to use a latex or oil based paint applied maunally with a brush.

What spray paint can I use on Styrofoam?

Priming your surface is easy with Krylon®. Using this primer helps to ensure that a true and even paint color is achieved on surfaces such as Styrofoam®.

What is the best spray paint for styrofoam?

Bottom Line. When it comes to the paints you shouldn’t use, avoid spray paint at all cost. Putting spray paint on styrofoam will just dissolve it and make a mess. The best paint for your project is some standard acrylic or tempera paint, that is cheap and easy to use.

Can you waterproof styrofoam?

For that reason, although polystyrene is a waterproof plastic, styrofoam isn’t entirely waterproof or moisture resistant. This is done by waterproofing the styrofoam using spray-on coating or plastic sheeting, but more on that later.

Can you seal Styrofoam?

If you apply regular paint to Styrofoam without sealing it, it will eat away at the foam and cause it to melt. Properly sealing the Styrofoam first prevents this problem and gives you a relatively smooth surface to paint on.

Can you paint Styrofoam egg cartons?

Styrofoam cuts easily and takes spray paint, paint pens, markers and acrylics well, so designing and decorating the egg carton crafts is a breeze.

Can you use paint on Styrofoam?

Water based paints or acrylic craft paints are the best to use on Styrofoam. Water based paints, specifically poster paints, work well with younger kids as they can get a really good and thick coverage of paint on the polystyrene shape. They will need a little longer to dry though.

How do you decorate Styrofoam eggs?

Cut the styrofoam egg in two, cover each half with moss and decorate with sprigs of pussy willow. Then trim the oasis in the desired shape, soak in water and secure it between the two halves of the styrofoam egg with the help of wooden skewers. Fill the gap between the two parts with spring flowers.

What can you make with Styrofoam?

Recycled Projects from Styrofoam Plates

• Thermocol Plate Sun. Earth Day is also a good opportunity to teach your kids about the Sun, Moon and Stars, and you can make these with Styrofoam plates too!
• Mosaic Tile Frame.
• Bowl and Plate Walrus.
• Styrofoam Stamps.
• Yarn Embroidery.
• Styrofoam Printing.
• Styrofoam Plate Spiders.

How do you color Styrofoam eggs?

How do you dye styrofoam Easter eggs?

1. Squeeze white glue into the plastic tray, about 1 tablespoon per Styrofoam ball.
2. Add a few drops of food coloring. Stir until the coloring is thoroughly mixed into the glue.
3. Spear the Styrofoam balls with skewers.

How do you hang polystyrene eggs?

Make a hole in the top of the polystyrene egg and fill it with glue. Then cut a piece of coloured thread to use as a hanging loop. Push the ends of the thread into the hole, then add more glue so that the thread is completely secured. Leave to dry.

Can polystyrene be clear?

Polystyrene (PS) /ˌpɒliˈstaɪriːn/ is a synthetic aromatic hydrocarbon polymer made from the monomer known as styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed. General-purpose polystyrene is clear, hard, and brittle. Polystyrene can be naturally transparent, but can be coloured with colourants.

How do you hang decorated eggs?

Use a piece of floral wire or an embroidery hook to pull the folded end through the egg so that the bottom of the egg is resting on the bow. Or, another way to hang your eggs is to make a knot at the end of the ribbon. Thread the ribbon through the egg using a large needle. The egg will rest on the knot.